Study at University of Cambridge examines impact of AI toys on children's development and privacy rights. Questions raised about AI toys affirming love, sharing conversations, and interpreting social cues.
New AI tool predicts 1,000 diseases risk. Bringing back the dodo or Neanderthal? Intriguing possibilities.
Italy passes law regulating AI use, including prison terms for harm like deepfakes, limits child access. Giorgia Meloni's government aligns with EU's AI Act, setting precedent for AI regulation.
Jonny Geller warns of AI threat to storytelling craft. UK publishing industry faces copyright challenges from big tech.
AWS Deep Learning Containers (DLCs) and managed MLflow on Amazon SageMaker AI offer a solution for organizations with specialized ML requirements. DLCs provide preconfigured Docker containers with optimized frameworks, while SageMaker managed MLflow streamlines lifecycle management with enhanced capabilities.
Amazon Bedrock introduces Stability AI Image Services, offering 9 tools for precise image creation and editing. Strong prompts control elements like tone and texture, maximizing visual outcomes for professional needs.
Amazon Bedrock batch inference offers cost-efficient bulk processing for large datasets, ideal for historical data analysis and text summarization. New features include expanded model support and performance enhancements, with job monitoring capabilities to optimize efficiency.
Meta introduces Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses with built-in screen for AR, classic design, camera, speakers, and microphone. First mainstream brand to offer heads-up display since Google Glass, allows translation, info display, and directions.
Nvidia's Jensen Huang invests £500m in UK's NScale, predicting UK as future AI superpower with potential £50bn revenue. Huang emphasizes UK's AI potential, taking equity stake in British cloud computing firm.
OpenAI restricts ChatGPT responses for suspected under-18 users after legal action. CEO Sam Altman emphasizes safety over privacy for teens.
Google DeepMind's Gemini 2.5 AI model achieves historic breakthrough by solving real-world problem, winning gold medal at international competition. Comparable to Deep Blue and AI beating human Go champion, this milestone showcases AI's capabilities.
Scientists from EMBL, German Cancer Research Centre, and University of Copenhagen create Delphi-2M AI tool predicting 1,000+ diseases and health changes 10 years ahead using diagnoses, lifestyle factors, and 'medical events'. The generative AI tool utilizes algorithmic concepts from large language models for accurate forecasts.
Nvidia, OpenAI, and Microsoft invest billions alongside Trump visit. Microsoft's $30bn commitment to the UK stands out among Silicon Valley giants.
Researchers at MIT and MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab have developed a guide for selecting small models and estimating scaling laws for large language models, optimizing budget allocation for reliable performance predictions. Scaling laws enable better pre-training decisions and democratize the field by allowing researchers without vast resources to understand and build effective models.
AI may replace creativity with magical wishing, leaving future generations to grapple with a sense of emptiness. Classic fairytales warn against excessive or misguided wishes, like in The Fisherman and His Wife or The Monkey's Paw.